Ⅰ.Find the word from this story according to the phrases.

1)a thing for boiling water:k________

2)a thing in which fire burning for warming or cooking:s________

3)movable(可移动的)cover for opening:I_________

4)gain(收获)what one is trying to do:s_________

5)use force on something to make it move away:p_________

Ⅱ.According to the story,choose the correct answer:

1)James Watt was from_________. A.America B.Australia C.England D.Germany

2)There was________on the stove. A.a basin B.a kettle C.a jar D.a pan

3)Grandma told little Watt why the lid of the kettle wasup and down.It was because________ ___. A.the stream pushed it B.the boy moved it C.the lid moved itself D.someone came and did it

4)Many years later Watt invented________. A.the first sewing machine B.the first computer C.the first bike D.the first steam engine

5)James Watt was_________. A.a famous writer B.a famous driver C.a famous scientist D.a famous musician

分析与答案：题1也是做阅读理解的常见题， 先把所给的词组或短语意思 弄清，然后从短文中找单词就不 难了。1 )意为"烧开水的工具"，这就是 kettle。2)意为"能在其中燃烧用以取暖或烧饭的东西"，这就是 stove。3) 意为"能打开并可移动的东西"，这就是lid。4)意为"通过努力去做而取得 的收获"，这就是su cceed。5)意为"在某物上用力使其移动”，这就是push。

Ⅱ)

1)选C。短文中第一句话就告诉我们詹姆斯·瓦特是个英国人。

2)选B。答案A是盆，C是个罐子，D则是平底锅，根据短文只能选B。

3)选A。短文中的奶奶告诉瓦特蒸汽来自热水。壶盖的上下波动的力既不 是瓦特做的，也不是有人进来动 的，更不可能是壶盖自己产生的力动的。

4)选D。瓦特发明的是蒸汽机，所以我们要选择D答案。

5)选C。通过短文告诉我们瓦特是个著名的科学家。

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